Takesada Matsutani Art

Japanese, b. 1937

Takesada Matsutani is a Japanese avant-garde artist based in Paris and Nishinomiya. Active as a painter since the 1950s, Matsutani's practice has also included object-based sculpture, printmaking and installation. Matsutani was a member of the Gutai Art Association from 1963 until its dissolution in 1972. Gutai leader Jirō Yoshihara prioritized artistic innovation and originality, a lesson that has remained with the artist throughout his career. Since 1961, Matsutani has used wood glue, what was then a newly available material in post-war Japan, to create organic forms on the surface of the canvas. Fascinated by the variety of evocative shapes that revealed themselves through his manipulation of the glue mixed with paint, the artist regularly returned to these biomorphic forms across a variety of mediums and styles, even adapting them to the context of hard-edge painting in the 1970s. After receiving a scholarship to study for six months in Paris in 1966, Matsutani chose to settle there permanently. Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, he worked primarily as a printmaker. Since the late 1970s, in parallel to his painting practice, Matsutani has been using graphite and paper as the base for large-scale installations, entitled Streams. These works, finalized by a performance of the artist in situ, explore time, energy and transformation in muted tones of black and white. Matsutani's works are represented in a large number of art museums and collections around the world. In 2002 the artist, who has lived a large part of his childhood in Nishinomiya, received the Nishinomiya City Cultural Award.

Artist: Takesada Matsutani

Takesada MatsutaniGutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani, 1983

$60,000

Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Soquel, CA

Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani Important organic abstraction in polyvinyl acetate adhesive on vinyl by Takesada Matsutani (Japanese, b. 1937). Titled "Objct" on verso. Signed and dated (1983) on verso with "Japan, Paris, S.F" delinated. Unframed. Image size: 47"H x 37"W. x 3"D Condition: Good: some bending and creasing to thinner edge areas top center and all corners, vinyl on lower right corner and under signature. One image shows a patch of vinyl tape, this is the artists access port for adding air under the acrylic glue to pump up the area. We will mount on Sturdy foam core and make the conservation minor fixes to the vinyl layers prior to shipping. From the early sixties to the early seventies, Matsutani was a key member of the ‘second generation’ of the Gutai Art...

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1980s Post-Modern Takesada Matsutani Art

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Laminate, Graphite, Other Medium

Takesada MatsutaniFly, 1971

$995

Fly

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Takesada Matsutani Title: Fly Medium: Screenprint Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 13/175 Measurements: 23" x 28.5" Year: 1971 Note: This piece is sold UNFRAMED Condition:...

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniPropagation-L, mid century figurative abstract screenprint, 20th century artist, 1971

$1,200Sale Price|20% Off

Propagation-L, mid century figurative abstract screenprint, 20th century artist

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Beachwood, OH

Takesada Matsutani (Japanese, b. 1937) Propagation-L, 1971 Screenprint in colors Edition 51/75 28 x 27 inches 28.25 x 27.25 inches, framed Takesada Matsutani is a Japanese avant-ga...

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1970s Modern Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniThe Proper Place, 1971

$6,500

The Proper Place

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Takesada Matsutani: Biography and Printmaking Work Takesada Matsutani (b. 1937, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese contemporary artist best known for his involvement with the postwar avant...

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniThe Beach, Geometric Abstract Aquatint Etching by Takesada Matsutani

$1,500

The Beach, Geometric Abstract Aquatint Etching by Takesada Matsutani

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original etching by Takesada Matsutani, a Japanese contemporary mixed-media artist who was a member of the Gutai group from 1963 to the dissolution of the group in 1972. The print...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Takesada Matsutani Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Takesada MatsutaniPROPAGATION 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screenprint, 1971

$1,000

PROPAGATION 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screenprint

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Takesada Matsutani Propagation - 1971 Print - Silkscreen print on Somerset Paper 24'' x 19'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil, titled, dated and marked 1/75 A contemporary Japanese painter...

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniTown, 1969

$995

Town

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Hollywood, FL

This isa screen print hand signed by Takesada Matsutani and numbered 18/30.

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1960s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Dan ChristensenRing Taboo, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen, circa 1980

$1,800

H 29.5 in W 43 in

Ring Taboo, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen

By Dan Christensen

Located in Long Island City, NY

Dan Christensen, American (1942 - 2007) - Ring Taboo, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in Pencil, Edition: 160, Size: 29.5 x 43 in. (74.93 x 109.22 cm)

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

$Refraction (Contemporary Wood Panel Painting)$

Armand DelatourRefraction (Contemporary Wood Panel Painting), 2022

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 11 in

Refraction (Contemporary Wood Panel Painting)

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Around 30 years ago, not long after I had started painting seriously, I was at a one-man exhibition of the great Brice Marden at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art when I visited the annex to get a cocktail. There was one other guy at the small bar table in an otherwise empty room, waiting for his coffee to be handed to him. He turned and dumped half of it down my front. I immediately recognized him as none other than Brice Marden. He apologized profusely, but I stopped him and said: 'No problem: how often is it that Brice Marden dumps coffee on your pants? They're worth more now.' We both had a good laugh. At any rate - I was certainly channeling his early work when I began work on this series. They are made with oil and beeswax on wood panels...

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2010s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Oil, Wood Panel, Acrylic

Dan ChristensenShanidar, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen, circa 1980

$1,800

H 29.5 in W 43 in

Shanidar, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen

By Dan Christensen

Located in Long Island City, NY

Dan Christensen, American (1942 - 2007) - Shanidar, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in Pencil, Edition: 175, Size: 29.5 x 43 in. (74.93 x 109.22 cm)

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Leo MaranzAdagio, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Leo Maranz, 1977

$600

H 30 in W 30 in

Adagio, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Leo Maranz

By Leo Maranz

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Leo Maranz, American (1900 - 1988) Title: Adagio Year: 1977 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Paper Size: 30...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Grisha BruskinGrisha Bruskin, Note D, silkscreen by Russian-American Jewish dissident Signed/N, 1991

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H 37 in W 27 in

Grisha Bruskin, Note D, silkscreen by Russian-American Jewish dissident Signed/N

By Grisha Bruskin

Located in New York, NY

Grisha Bruskin Note D, 1991 Color silkscreen on Somerset paper 34 × 27 inches Edition 74/75 Boldly signed and numbered on front in graphite pencil. Published by Marlborough Graphics ...

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1980s Modern Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Jean DeyrolleFrench Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic, 1967

$1,200

H 22 in W 15.2 in

French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic

By Jean Deyrolle

Located in Surfside, FL

Original etching, aquaforte, aquatint engraving. Hand pencil signed and numbered. Published by Editions Denise René, Paris. Number: 10 from the folio edition of 120 which were on ...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Takesada Matsutani Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Hilaire HilerHilaire Hiler 1934 WPA Era Color Serigraph – Native American Fox Costume Art, 1934

$2,450

H 17.5 in W 15 in D 1.5 in

Hilaire Hiler 1934 WPA Era Color Serigraph – Native American Fox Costume Art

By Hilaire Hiler

Located in Denver, CO

This vibrant 1934 vintage color serigraph (silkscreen print) by acclaimed artist Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966) depicts a stylized Native American figure dressed in a fox costume holding a bow, featuring a bold feather headdress and striking contrasts of black, red, and white. Created during the influential WPA era, this modernist print reflects Hiler’s semi-abstract approach to Native American themes, blending cultural symbolism with avant-garde color theory. Signed in pencil by Hiler in the lower right margin and titled on the verso, this serigraph is a rare and evocative example of early 20th-century American modernism. About Hilaire Hiler: Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Hiler studied at the University of Paris and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before immersing himself in the European avant-garde scene. He supported his art career by performing as a jazz musician in Paris. Returning to the U.S. in 1934, Hiler contributed murals to the WPA Aquatic Park...

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1930s American Modern Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Wladimiro TulliUntitled - Original Screen Print by Wladimiro Tulli - 1970s, 1970s

$351

H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in

Untitled - Original Screen Print by Wladimiro Tulli - 1970s

By Wladimiro Tulli

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is a colored serigraph on paper, realized by the Italian artist, Wladimiro Tulli. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin. Edition of 99 prints. This contempor...

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Paul KleePaul Klee, A Guardian Angel Serves a Small Breakfast, 1941 (after), 1941

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 8 in W 6 in

Paul Klee, A Guardian Angel Serves a Small Breakfast, 1941 (after)

By Paul Klee

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite silkscreen after Paul Klee (1879–1940), titled Ein Genius serviert ein kleines Fruhstuck (A Guardian Angel Serves a Small Breakfast), from the album Paul Klee, Paintin...

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1940s Modern Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Carmen Louis CiceroUntitled 9, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Louis Cicero, circa 1971

$600

H 23 in W 24 in

Untitled 9, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Louis Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Carmen Louis Cicero, American (1926 - ) - Untitled 9, Year: circa 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18 x 20 inches, Size: 23 x 24 i...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Ray H. FrenchDebris, 1947

$1,500

H 7.88 in W 11.88 in

Debris

By Ray H. French

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Debris Etching, engraving and color aquatint, 1947 Signed, dated, titled and number Edition: 25 (1/25), never fully realized Created in the artist's first year studying at the Univer...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Takesada Matsutani Art

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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Dorothy GillespieHuge Dorothy Gillespie Colorful Abstract Expressionist Enamel Painted Sculpture, 2001

$7,500

H 71 in W 21 in D 21 in

Huge Dorothy Gillespie Colorful Abstract Expressionist Enamel Painted Sculpture

By Dorothy Gillespie

Located in Surfside, FL

Dorothy Gillespie (1920 – 2012) Ribboned Image X 2001 Metal Ribbon Sculpture, Enamel on Aluminum with colorful striped green ribbons. Dimensions...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Takesada Matsutani Art

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Metal, Enamel

Previously Available Items

Takesada MatsutaniFly, 1971

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H 28.3 in W 23 in

Fly

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Hollywood, FL

This screen print is hand signed by Takesada Matsutani and numbered.

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniThe Curve 1971 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph, 1971

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H 27 in W 27.25 in D 1 in

The Curve 1971 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Takesada Matsutani Title: The Curve Year: 1971 Paper Size: 27" x 27.25''in. Image Size: 23" x 23" in. Edition: Signed in pencil, titled, dated and marked 1/75 A contemporary Japanese painter, sculptor and printmaker, Takesada Matsutani has been exhibiting his abstract art in major exhibitions in Europe, America and Japan since the early 1960's. Some of the most important printmaking exhibitions his art has been featured include the 1986 exhibition at the Musee de Louvain-la-Neuve, France (along with Chillida, Tapies, Miro and others) and the 1987 showing at the Galerie Eugen Lendl, in Graz. As well, a Matsutani lithograph was awarded a Bronze Prize at the Osaka Triennale in 1990. Many galleries around the world include Matsutani's original art in their permanent collections, including: The Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, the Museum of Art, Lodz, the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Helsinki, and the National Gallery of...

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1980s Takesada Matsutani Art

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Screen

Takesada MatsutaniThe Beach - Original lithograph, Handsigned - Limited to 100 copies, 1970

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H 28.35 in W 22.05 in

The Beach - Original lithograph, Handsigned - Limited to 100 copies

By Takesada Matsutani

Located in Paris, IDF

Takesada Matsutani The Beach Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum 72 x 56 cm (c. 29 x 22 inch) Excellent condition

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1970s Abstract Takesada Matsutani Art

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Lithograph

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